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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Death > Brain Death
... > Mental Disorders > Neurocognitive Disorders > Consciousness Disorders > Unconsciousness > Coma > Brain Death
... > Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Signs and Symptoms > Neurologic Manifestations > Neurobehavioral Manifestations > Consciousness Disorders > Unconsciousness > Coma > Brain Death
... > Nervous System Diseases > Neurologic Manifestations > Neurobehavioral Manifestations > Consciousness Disorders > Unconsciousness > Coma > Brain Death
... > Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms > Neurobehavioral Manifestations > Consciousness Disorders > Unconsciousness > Coma > Brain Death
Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Brain Diseases > Brain Death

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Brain Death  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Brain Dead
  • Brain Deads
  • Coma Depasse

Scope note

  • A state of prolonged irreversible cessation of all brain activity, including lower brain stem function with the complete absence of voluntary movements, responses to stimuli, brain stem reflexes, and spontaneous respirations. Reversible conditions which mimic this clinical state (e.g., sedative overdose, hypothermia, etc.) are excluded prior to making the determination of brain death. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp348-9)

History note

  • 1972(1969)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001926

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